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Contact information

Type

Primary contact

ORCID ID

Contact details

Additional identifiers

EudraCT number

ClinicalTrials.gov number

Protocol/serial number

N/A

Study information

Scientific title

Acronym

Solutions at Work

Study hypothesis

The aim of the current study was to assess the efficacy of participating in a solution-focused intervention for sick listed employees with mental health problems or musculoskeletal disease. Efficacy was measured by the number of absence days per person, work status as well as perceived health status.

Ethics approval

Not provided at time of registration

Study design

Randomised controlled trial

Primary study design

Interventional

Secondary study design

Randomised controlled trial

Trial setting

Not specified

Trial type

Treatment

Patient information sheet

Condition

Mental health problems as well as musculoskeletal problems

Intervention

Intervention: Solution oriented counselling offered in a group and/or individual setting.Control: Most of the individuals in the control group took part in some sort of alternative treatment of their own choice i.e. usual care.

Intervention type

Other

Phase

Not Specified

Drug names

Primary outcome measures

Lost work days, work status after 12 months

Secondary outcome measures

Self assessed health status (SF-36)

Overall trial start date

01/01/2001

Overall trial end date

01/01/2003

Reason abandoned

Eligibility

Participant inclusion criteria

Employees sick-listed for more than seven weeks due to non-severe psychological problems or musculoskeletal pain were eligible.

Participant type

Patient

Age group

Adult

Gender

Both

Target number of participants

300

Participant exclusion criteria

Employees with more serious psychological diagnoses were excluded because many of them would probably need treatment by mental health specialists. Some of the musculoskeletal diagnoses were also considered ineligible for the intervention and excluded.